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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[November 
Contents for November, 1873, 
Ayrshire Cow, Beacon Belle. Illustrated. .4 01 
Bolt, A Lock Nut. Illustrated..US 
Borders, Carpeting Beneath Shrubs.422' 
Boys and Girls’ Columns—To the Boys and Girls—The 
Doctor’s Talks—The Award of Prizes—About Bats 
Illustrated. .427, 428 
Centennial Horticultural Society.407 
Cheese, Ncufchatel....419 
Concord Going Back.423 
Cranberry Crop, Enemies of.422 
Cottage Gardening, Example in.421 
Farm Work in November.402 
Fleetwood Scroll Saw... Illustrated.. 409 
Flowers, Beiberstein’s Mouse-ear Chickweed. 111. .421 
Flower-Garden and Lawn in November.404 
Flowers, Star of Bethlehem. Illustrated ..421 
Fruit Garden in November.403 
Goose and its Varieties. Illustrated.. 419 
Greenhouse and Window Plants in November.404 
Horse-tail—Mare’s-tail.407 
Houses, How to Move.3 Illustrations. .417 
Household Department — What Shall we have for 
Breakfast ?—Rustic Window Boxes—Home Topics— 
Cleaning Coat-Collars—Feather Beds.3 III. .425, 420 
Irrigation, Cart for.. 2 Illustrations. .416 
Jackass, Poitou. Illustrated. .416 
Kitchen Garden in November.403 
Lumber. Bois d’ Arc for.422 
Market Reports.404 
Money or Skill, Which % .423 
Nebraska State Fair. 409 
New York State Fair..409 
Notes from the Pines—Building a Greenhouse—Vallo- 
ta purpurea—New American Star Thistle—Fountain 
Plant—Clapp’s Favorite Pear—American Potatoes 
' in England—Alchohol for Mealy-bugs—Celosias— 
Celosia Huttonii—Double Canna—Trouble with Lil¬ 
ies—Centaury Plant...423 
Oatmeal in Drink. 419 
Ogden Farm Papers, No. 45—Agriculture in Holland— 
Reclaiming Land from the Sea—Mr. Sluis’s Farm- 
Farm Buildings — Dutch Cattle—Stables— Dutch 
Cheese.410, 411 
Orchard and Nursery in November.403 
Peach, The Thurber. Illustrated. A 24 
Prem i nm Lists.433—436 
Sled-Box, Improved. Illustrated. All, 
3nakes, Do they Swallow their Young?..418 
Stable Floors.2 Illustrations. .415 
Transportation of Grain.9 Idle rations. .411—413 
Tread-Power, Loading a .. . .Illustrated.. 417 
Walks and Talks on the Farm, No. 1 ■ —Wheat Crop 
—Cattle—Cooking Shelled Corn—Corn .414, 415 
Western New York Fair. . .409 
Water-Brush for Plants ■. Illustrated. .423 
Water, Supply of.3 Illustrations. .418 
INDEX TO “BASKET,” OR SHORTER ARTICLES. 
Agricultural Children.. ..4071 Jumping Colt.405 
American Institute Fair..400 
American Mowers and 
Reapers.406 
Am. Submerged Pump. .?405 
Barn Building 
Beacon Belle .407 
Beef to England.405 
Beet Sugar.437 
Bench to Farm.400 
Best Churn 
Bone Dust 
Keeping Eggs ..438 
Keeping Milk Sweet.437 
Land for an ©rchard.439 
.. Late Chickens.-..407 
.,43!T Limestone, Value of De¬ 
composed.439 
Mansard Roof.439 
Market Garden Queries..407 
Meal or Bran ?.437 
406]Melon Cucumber.406 
438 Milk Fever.437 
Bones, Eating....439,Mill for Corn. 
Breeding In-and-in.438 Morgan Horse.,. 
Bremen Ag’l Show.438 Mossy Meadows 
Broom Machinery.406 
Buckwheat Straw.405 
Bushels and Gallons.437 
Butter and Cheese Ex¬ 
change .105 
Charcoal for Huge.43S 
437 
.433 
.407 
Muck.433 
One Week’s Business.. ..405 
Over-ripe Wheat.438 
Packing for Ice House. .407 
Painting and Graining. .405 
Paper Stock.407 
China Berries...439 Paris Green o it Trees 437 
Chowchow.437 Patent Agency.406 
Cloudy Side ..,439 
Colony. Location for a..:. 439 
Color of Durhams.438 
Concrete Building.40n 
Concrete Houses.437; 
Corn. Oats, and Wheat 
for Pigs.439: 
Cough in Pig3l.406 Rancid Butter.438 
Crude Petroleum.i-v 
Cucumber Pickles.437 
Curious'Egg.437 
Dairy Questions.43A 
Damp Cellar..437! 
Deep Cans..438, 
Destroying Lice.4-37 
Destroying Stumps.418 
Diseased Teats....406 
Drains in Level Land... .40' 
Dressing Sores.438 
Early Eggs.407, 
Patent Superphosphate..406 
Patrons of Husbandry ...439 
Paving Stables .437 
Postage on Plants.406 
Prospects for Prifces.405 
Protection for Cattle.438 
Pure Guano.407 
Rape.438 
Removing Blemish.406 
Ring Bone.438 
Sa-lt as Manure. 438 
Sewing Machine Patents438 
Slobbering Horses.405 
Snow-Shoes and Canoes.438 
Sod, Getting a. 439 
Soft Eggs.437 
Soiling Crops..'.438 
Sorghum.437 
Sowing Wheat.438 
Fairs and Education.405 Steam Pumps.438 
Farming in West Va.438]Strawherries nndor Glass437 
E]ine Tomafoes ^ ... .437 Stuffing Birds.437 
Sundry Humbugs.405 
Fleas, Killing onaDog..430 
Goodenongh Shoe.MR 
.406 
Grass Named. 
Switching the Tail.438 
Swivel Plows.407 
Grass for Pasture.f 19,Texas Cattle Trade.439 
Grass Seeds.—.'.489;Ttimor on Jaw.438 
Hand-Mijl for Wheat .. :<48§jWants Draining 
Hens or Ducks.437 
Horse, Ill-Conditioned.. .439 
Humbugs, Sundry.-M05 
Improving Stock.407 
Jersey and Alderney.438].. .... . . 
Jersey Stock.405 Wool Prospects 
• -438 
Western Poultry Associa¬ 
tion .407 
Where the Advantage ? ..437 
Wild Flax.438 
Wolf Teeth.437 
.406 
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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER, 1873. 
“Many a man wishes he was a fanner about 
these times,” remarked a distinguished lawyer 
during the recent financial panic. 
“No doubt about that,” replied a prominent 
banker. 
Only a few weeks ago one of these men, himself 
a farmer’s son, spent some time on our farm, and 
from casual remarks that he made it was evident 
that he congratulated himself that he was not a 
farmer. 
“After all,” we observed, “the prosperity of the 
country depends to a great extent on our agricul¬ 
ture. Bankers and business men will find, sooner 
or later, that anything which hurts the farmer will 
hurt them. It is slow work digging money out of 
the soil, but successful agriculture is the true road 
to national wealth, and w.e are in great danger of 
overlooking this well-established fact.” 
We shall all suffer more or less from the panic. 
But the ultimate effect will be beneficial. It will 
clear the atmosphere. Financial men will realize 
that farmers, who are getting only from ten to 
thirty cents a bushel for corn, can not buy railroad 
bonds. 
Ao the readers of the American Agriculturist 
know, we have repeatedly predicted the present 
condition of affairs. We regret the loss and suf¬ 
fering. But it is well that we should all occasion¬ 
ally touch bottom, and realize whence our wealth 
and strength as a nation arc derived. 
Hints about Work. 
Securing the Crops is the most important work of 
the month. Not a day or hour should be lost. 
Potatoes on many farms nre still in the ground. 
Make an effort to get them out at once. Nothing 
is to be gained by delay. The days are getting 
shorter and the weather colder and more uncertain. 
See Hints for last month. 
Corn Husking should be pushed vigorously for¬ 
ward. When corn is cheap we can often get it 
husked “on shares” more economically than any 
other way. On our own farm we pay five cents for 
husking a bushel of ears. If the corn is poor, 
six cents. 
Poor, Soft Corn will scarcely pay for husking. 
If it is dry enough to keep in a stack or barn, bet¬ 
ter stow it away stalks and all for feeding out in 
winter. In this case it is best to hind the com 
into sheaves of convenient size to pitch and unload. 
Seed Corn , if not already selected, should be se¬ 
cured at once. Good sound com will be scarce in 
many sections next spring. It is best preserved by 
hanging it up in traces. 
Corn Stalks should be drawn in as early as possi¬ 
ble after the corn is husked. Let them he entirely 
free from external moisture. 
Pool Crops should he gathered and stowed away 
for winter use. Mangels and other beets should 
be first harvested, as they are most liable to injury 
from frost. 
Parsnips may be left in the ground all winter 
without injury. 
Fall Plowing should be continued until stopped 
by frost. 
Wheal may still he top-dressed with manure. 
Many farmers have found benefit from spreading 
straw ou the exposed parts of their wheat fields. 
Harrowing Wheat to kill weeds is well worth 
trying. It should he done when the ground is dry 
and on sunny days. It will not hurt the wheat, 
and while in our own case it did not kill all the 
weeds it certainly destroys a good many of them. 
Surface Drainage should he attended to before 
the ground freezes. 
Underdrawing in Winter can be done very econo¬ 
mically, but it is necessary to prepare for it before¬ 
hand. 
Weeds and other Rubbish ou the sides of stone 
walls and ditches can sometimes ho burnt to 
great advantage during dry weather in November. 
The Rushes and Coarse Grass on swamp land may 
be burnt during a high wind. We have greatly 
improved the quality ©f the grass on 6uch land by 
this treatment. Commence the work in the morn¬ 
ing so that the fire will be all out before you leave 
it for the night. It is well to bum the grass near 
the fences before setting fire to the main body. 
Have a bunch or two of willows with which to 
beat out the fire if there is danger of the fences 
being burnt. 
Stones can he drawn to advantage in winter; but 
it is necessary to loosen them now and place a 
stone under them to prevent them freezing fast to- 
the earth. 
Buildings should be examined and put in repair 
for winter. It is a good time to paint them. 
Implenients and Machines that will not he wanted 
until spring should be washed with petroleum and 
stowed away for the winter. Petroleum will pre¬ 
serve the wood and keep the iron from rusting. 
Manure should he drawn together in a snug pile,, 
and not be left scattered about the yards. It will 
commence to ferment, and keep on fermenting 
moderately all winter. 
Potato Tops should he drawn to the yards, where 
they will be useful as an absorbent and make 
manure. 
Leaves and Muck may be gathered for bedding and 
manure. Stow them away under cover where they 
can be easily obtained as required. 
Fences should be examined and repaired. A nail 
in time saves nine. 
Cellars should he thoroughly cleaned. See^that 
the windows fit snug and that they can be- easily 
opened and shut. Bank up for winter if necessary. 
Put as few vegetables in the cellar as possible, and 
6ee that you have the means for perfect ventilation. 
Bry Earth is a capital disinfectant. Put a load 
or two of earth in barrels or in one corner of the 
cellar whei^e it can be obtained as wanted in the 
winter. Should your cellar be damp in the spring 
this dry earth will be useful to scatter on the floor. 
Wood lor winter should have been cut and piled 
months ago ; but if you have neglected it go to the 
